Junior Elite 75 Recap – White Team

Junior Elite 75 Recap – White Team

Posted Saturday, March 27th, 2010

From the team in the white jerseys, here are the players that shined: Chancie Williams, 5’2, point guard, 8th grader, Camernarce, Hartford, CTA very smart decision-making point guard, Williams handles the ball with fantastic skill and always keeps his eyes surveying his options.  His passing precision is pin-point accurate and defensively is a pest covering his man very closely. Jared Rosenblatt, 5’2, point guard, 8th grader, Avon Middle School, Avon, CTJared’s coaches praised him as a very coachable player, diligent,… READ MORE >

Woumn Earns D1 Scholarship

Woumn Earns D1 Scholarship

Posted Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Three years ago when Boston native Tommy Hubbard committed to East Tennessee State most people couldn’t figure out the connection.  Three years later a second BABC product, Ryan Woumn, is heading to the Atlantic Sun powerhouse and the path from Boston to Johnson City, Tennessee is much more clear.  After Woumn returned from his official visit on Friday, his father, Dave Woumn, credited BABC head coach Leo Papile for arranging the visit.  "A lot of the teams who were looking… READ MORE >

2010 Stock Risers

2010 Stock Risers

Posted Friday, March 26th, 2010

The post-season is always one of the best times to evaluate prospects because when the stakes are the highest a player’s true colors come through.  Some shy away from the moment and others step up to seize it.  In preparation for our final rankings in the class of 2010, we wanted to take a look at some guys who seized their last opportunity to raise their stock.  Maurice Walker, Brewster Academy – Can’t think of very many high major programs… READ MORE >

NEPSAC Class D Honors Announced

NEPSAC Class D Honors Announced

Posted Thursday, March 25th, 2010

The NEPSAC had previously announced their post-season honors in classes A, B, C, and the Western New England Conference.  Thursday, they completed the post-season announcements with the Class D honors.  Christian Heritage’s senior guard Jason Perrier earned player of the year honors and was also named to Class D’s First Team.  Here is a complete look at the all-league selections.  1st TeamJason Perrier – Sr. Guard (Christian Heritage)Rene Castro – Fr. Guard (Beaver CDS)David Mack – Sr. Forward (Bancroft)Rodell Wiggington… READ MORE >

Junior Elite 75 Recap – Gold Team

Junior Elite 75 Recap – Gold Team

Posted Thursday, March 25th, 2010

We continue our look back at the second annual New England Elite 75 Showcase with a look at who stood out on the gold team.  Geoffrey Grey5’1”, Point Guard, 7th, Oak Hill Middle SchoolGray is a 7th grade floor general with great point guard skills and a nice crossover move off the dribble.  He does a good job of keeping his head up and finding the open man and is always a threat to break down his defender off the… READ MORE >

Olander Staying Home

Olander Staying Home

Posted Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Playing at E.O. Smith High School for the last four years, Tyler Olander has grown up in the shadows of UConn’s Gampel Pavilion.  E.0. Smith literally lies immediately adjacent to the University of Connecticut campus and so naturally Olander always dreamed of playing for the hometown Huskies.  “UConn is my favorite,” Olander plainly told the New England Recruiting Report this fall when we visited him and the rest of his teammates at Worcester Academy.  Olander spent the first half of… READ MORE >

Notre Dame Prep Product Gets Release

Notre Dame Prep Product Gets Release

Posted Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

Jake Barnett, who spent the 2008-2009 season at Notre Dame Prep as a post-graduate, has asked for and received his release from the University of Toledo less than two weeks after second year head coach Gene Cross unexpectedly resigned.  Barnett generated recruitment primarily from low major schools throughout his post-graduate season at Notre Dame Prep until later in the year when mid-major schools like Toledo came calling.  The Wisconsin native defied all expectations at Toledo this season, being named a… READ MORE >

New Hampshire’s Mr. Basketball

New Hampshire’s Mr. Basketball

Posted Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization recently announced that the prestigious Mr. New Hampshire Basketball Award was going to Dover High School’s Alex Burt for the 2009-10 season.  Burt won the award by virtue of being the top vote getter in the state.  Players were graded in three different areas – academic excellence (25 percent), sportsmanship (25 percent), and basketball accomplishments (50 percent).  Burt was the leading scorer for a Dover team that advanced to the semi-finals of the Class… READ MORE >

New Video of the Week

New Video of the Week

Posted Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

We have added a new highlight video to the NERR homepage, and once again the footage is care of Crusader 22 Productions as Adam Rubin has been hard at work the last few months traveling throughout the northeast to get a look at the top players in New England and beyond.  His latest highlight reel includes clips of local products like Andre Drummond, Will Barton, Shabazz Napier, and many others in addition to top players from across the country including… READ MORE >

Junior Elite 75 Recap – Gray Team

Junior Elite 75 Recap – Gray Team

Posted Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

With many of the Northeast’s best young players competing in the New England Junior Elite 75 Showcase at Boston University, the players were split up into 4 equal teams.  Here are the players that shined on the gray team:  Jacob Coleman4’10, guard, 6th grader, Londonberry Middle School, Londonberry, NHJacob Coleman proves the saying that sometimes big things come in small packages.  He is only 4’10 but possesses a deadly pin-point accurate perimeter shot both short and long range, and a… READ MORE >

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